I've always loved telling stories, but never enjoyed writing. When I found photography, it was the perfect medium for me to express myself. With each shoot, I unveil the unique stories of my subjects, and tell them with beautiful imagery. People often tell me that they feel like they know my clients just from reading my blog.

They say photographs are the only tangible memories, which means that my perspective is how you will remember some of the most important moments in your life. With that in mind, I have to capture the details (big and small) in the most beautiful light. I want you to laugh and cry when you look at your photos. Whether it's your wedding day or your babies growing up, time goes by so fast, so it's my job to document your story... beautifully.

In order to give each client my full creative energy, I only take a limited number of weddings a year. (aka I book up fast and don't offer discounts.)

little man in manhattan | cameron’s first birthday

I’m so excited to share with you Cameron’s wedding first birthday! We joke that it’s his wedding (and I’ve slipped on several occasions referring to it as his weddings… to people I just met) because it was SUCH a labor of love from so many people. You can read more about this on our feature on On to Baby!

As most of you know, we have traveled with Cameron to several destinations. One of our favorite was New York. With the help from Linda of Grand Soriees, we designed a munchkin sized New York! My dad built 4 mini stores for the kids. I love this photo of my dad next to 3 of them:

I created munchkin-sized newspapers and Life magazines, filled with stories from his first year. He got a preview and I think he likes it:

I enjoyed making the crossword puzzle for the newspaper, and below is one of my favorite ads from the magazine:

Wilmarose of Lovely Jubilee did an amazing job styling him. I love the orange bow tie she picked out for him!

We sent out mini boxed invites with letter pressed cards created by Felix Rhys.

My friends and family also loved the photo booth provided by Instabooths.

And Pandora on Green was the perfect setting for our little Manhattan! The staff there is incredible! It’s also just a block from my office, so if any of you swing by, please say hi!

One of my favorite elements was the mini fruit stand that my dad and I made. I wanted to give kids healthy options. What I learned is that kids like anything on a lollipop stick, even tomatoes! I used a cookie cutter to make animal shaped melon pops, and they were a huge hit. It was awesome seeing kids munching away on fruits!

Shake Shack is one of our favorite burger joints. Chocolate malted shake…mmm… We brought mini shakers and kids got to be Milkshake baristas!

Little old men chilling at the park:

Central park on a warm winter day:

The kids loved the Tattoo parlor! Huge thanks to Wilmarose for styling the family, and Chiali for the incredible hair & make up.

And another favorite moment, all the kids enjoying their little city. You probably can’t tell, but this was the best attempt at taking a group photo. :) The little shopping cart was very popular!

Lucky Cameron had 5 cakes, made by Esther of Batch from Scratch. The one he’s eating is carrot. yum…

We also had red velvet and chocolate. yummy!

And another favorite DIY project was creating these “One Year Ago” calendars. Each month, guest will get a little glimpse into Cameron’s world this time, last year. It was fun reminiscing each of the 12 months in his first year. Some months were slow, and some was really hard to pick just 2-3 photos!

Last but certainly not least, the HUGEST thanks to the Skybox team! They made everything come together so smoothly! Like a wedding, there were many moving parts and they made everything seamless!

What an awesome birthday party! Loving all the photos! Happy birthday little man!

Susan Inthavong -March 14, 2012 - 11:36 am

Cameron is so blessed. You’ve captured every moment of his life, never missing a beat and making each moment very special. That is the BEST birthday ever and we’re sure his wedding will be out of this world. Thank you for sharing his special moments with us all!

This is sooo adorable!! This has to be the most creative first birthday party EVER. The miniature LIFE Magazine and Cameron Times is too cute! I can’t stop looking at the pictures

Joanne Encarnacion -November 2, 2012 - 3:41 pm

OMG! To die for! I love every single bit of it!

Catherine Cindy Leo -December 19, 2012 - 8:50 pm

sooo cute, Caroline! love it!

Lona Quizon -March 13, 2013 - 12:33 am

Hi Caroline! I love the newpaper and magazines you made for Cameron’s birthday party and would like to re-create something similar for my daughter’s big O-N-E! What template did you use?

The Purple Pug -October 3, 2013 - 6:30 pm

This might be the sweetest and most charming party I have ever seen. Beyond.

Raychel Wishart -October 3, 2013 - 7:00 pm

I know it’s been a while, but I just was looking at this post and video and I’m really curious how you do the “career game”? I’ve seen it done and really want to do it for my daughters 1st. Do you have people vote for what they think the child will choose? Is that what the little plastic boxes and circle papers were for? And What was the table full of “C” cards used for? What an amazing party! Really creative and so well done.